Department of Education

Region VI – Western Visayas

Division of Capiz
District of Tapaz West
TASLAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Taslan, Tapaz, Capiz

I. BACKGROUND

PROFILE

Taslan belongs to the lowland barangay in the municipality of Tapaz. The barangay is situated at
approximately 11° 18' North, 122° 32' East in the island of Panay. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at
59.7 meters or 195.9 feet above mean sea level. Taslan shares a common border with the following barangay(s):
(San Jose, Jamindan Capiz), (Lapaz, Jamindan, Capiz), (Sta. Ana, Tapaz, Capiz), (San Martin, Dumalag, Capiz), (San
Antonio, Tapaz, Capiz), (San Julian, Tapaz, Capiz), and (Santa Petonila, Tapaz, Capiz).

The household population of Taslan in the 2015 Census was 797 broken down into 203 households or an
average of 3.93 members per household. According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest
population in Taslan is 20 to 24, with 73 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80
and over, with 7 individuals. The population of Taslan grew from 755 in 1990 to 836 in 2020, an increase of 81
people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 1.01%, or
an increase of 39 people, from the previous population of 797 in 2015. This population of the barangay
represented 1.54% of the total population of Tapaz.

The predominating climatic condition is a combination of humid and moist. Higher amounts of rainfall
are experienced from June to October when there are more than 20 (approximately 28) rainy days every month.
Lesser amounts of rainfall and shorter numbers of rainy days are experienced during the remaining months. Hot
months are experienced in months of April and May and cold months in January, February and March.

The area has experienced major Typhoon disaster. Typhoon Agnes, known in the Philippines as Typhoon
“Undang”, was the tropical cyclone to affect the place in November 1984. In June 2008, although Iloilo was the
center of Typhoon “Frank”, flood were also experienced due to heavy rain. And last November 2013, the Super
Typhoon “Yolanda” hit the place that has brought devastations and damages not only to the agricultural sector
but also destroyed houses and livelihoods of many residences. It was reported that 4 people has lost their lives
in other barangays in the municipality during the Super Typhoon and fortunately, there was no recorded death
in this barangay.

As a whole, municipality focuses on its major economic activities and has payed attention on Rice
Production, Corn Production, High Value Crops, Poultry and Livestock, Organic Agriculture, Agri-business and
Marketing, Fishery, Agri-based Livelihood, and Farm Mechanization. The power being supplied is supplied by the
Electric Cooperative CAPELCO which also supplies the whole province of Capiz.

Taslan Elementary School is an active member of Disaster Risk Reduction and Management. Below is the
School DRRM Team that works hand in hand to attend concerns related to DRRM.
 II. OBJECTIVES
Taslan Elementary School Contingency Plan covers the following objectives:
Set the response and rehabilitation or early recovery roles and functions of the DepEd
division office and the affected and assisting schools for purposes of education
continuity.
Take precautionary measures to anticipate, prevent or minimize the adverse effects of typhoon,
floods, storm surge and landslides to children’s immediate access to education during an
emergency/disaster and lead learners’ in attaining the complete and full cycle of education.
Establish the coordination and communication mechanisms among the division office
and the affected and assisting schools.
Determine the preparedness and prevention and mitigation measures to reduce the impacts of
the disaster.
Provide guidance for continuing capacity building of Deped Offices and schools.
To enhance coordination mechanism with LGU and other stakeholders.
Align with the Harmonized National Contingency Plan for Typhoon of the National
Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC).

III. HAZARDS
The barangay of Taslan had its own share of major disaster experienced in the country in the
recent times. Based on its location and topography, the place is vulnerable to the effects of natural
hazards including typhoon, landslides, floods and earthquakes.
With the occurrence of strong tropical typhoons and presence of prolong rainfall particularly in
the month of June to December, it is expected that strong wind and torrential rain will cause floods and
flashfloods are to affect the access of education of learners during the impact of hazards.
The challenge now is the delivery of quality education to affected areas and the provision of
better learning atmosphere for the pupils. The priority of the Department is ensuring resumption of
classes as soon as possible and the provision of spaces and tents, of learners and teachers kits,
alternative delivery mode modules and other instructional needs.

IV. DISASTERS, IMPACTS AND VULNERABLE DIVISIONS

Taslan under the municipality of Tapaz and Tapaz under the Province of Capiz and as a
part of Region VI-Western Visayas has experienced the worst disasters in the Philippine history. This
include Typhoon Undang in 1984, Typhoon Frank in 2008, Tropical Storm Quinta in 2012 and the most
recent is Super Typhoon Yolanda in 2013.
The region’s vulnerability to natural hazards was brought to the fore during this time. Strong
winds and torrential rains caused massive flooding, and landslides resulting in damages to school
buildings partially or totally as well as to instructional materials, facilities and equipment.

TABLE 1: DISASTERS, IMPACTS and RANKING OF MOST VULNERABLE DIVISIONS

This is the matrix table that describes the effects of the recent Typhoon hazards in Capiz.

TROPICAL CYCLONE
Year Hazard Impact
No. of Totally Damaged No. of Major No. of Minor Total Cost Remarks
Classroom Damaged Damaged
2013 Yolanda Kalahi bldg.. 2 1 1
DECS bldg 4 1 3
Congressional bldg. 1 0 1

2019 Ursula - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020 Quinta - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021 Auring - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jolina - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
V. CONTINGENCY MEASURES AND STRENGTHS
TABLE 2: Contingency Measures and Strengths

Hazard: TYPHOON, FLOOD, STORM SURGE and LANDSLIDES

RA 10121 Contingency Measures Timeline Strengths

Thematic Areas
Prevention and Identify classrooms highly Availability of Hazard
Mitigation vulnerable to hazard based on Maps in school
historical data
Conduct of HVCA
Safety Inspections of Schools MOU with BFP
and Offices
Brigada Eskwela

Student Led Hazard

Activity
Inventory and assessment of NSBI
critical infrastructures
Preparedness Regular conduct of drills Quarterly Existing policies on
multi-hazard drills
Production of IEC materials First Quarter of 2018 Available IEC
Materials in the DepEd
Learning Portals and
other agencies
websites
Coordination meeting with Quarterly
Division Coordinators
Stockpiling of First Quarter of 2018 Some Division Offices
Teaching/Learning Materials has buffer stocks
Established community-based October 2017
early warning and
communication system (EWS)
Access to EBEIS Anytime EBEIS

Inventory of existing resources

(logistics, personnel, response
organizations, goods and
equipment)
Developed network of private
sector partners (NGO, PO,
academe, business, church) on
disaster preparedness and
response
Response Organize meetings with partner
agencies for possible
interventions for learning
continuity
Set up Temporary Learning
Spaces
Provide Psychological First Aid Trained PFA providers

Mobilize resources for

interventions
Track learners and school EBEIS, School records
personnel. available
Continuously monitor updates

Activate Twinning System

Mobilization and deployment of
personnel and volunteers
Inspection of damaged school
buildings
Recovery and Identification of school building
Rehabilitation for repair and rehab

Construct and repair damaged

school buildings according to
 safety and resiliency standards
Provide financial assistance to As soon as possible Provident Loans
personnel affected GSIS Calamity Loans
PAG-IBIG Calamity
Loans

Write down a narrative summarizing what constitutes your Contingency Measures per thematic area of
RA 10121. Summarize also your strengths, i.e. what you have that enable you to carry out your
measures, cluster them into themes or categories.

VI. GAPS AND MEASURES

Table 3. Gaps and Measures

RA 10121 Measures to
Gaps Timeline
Thematic Areas address Gaps

Prevention and DRRM Coordinators has limited Conduct Orientation October 2017
Mitigation knowledge in interpreting and Workshop
Hazard Maps/HydroMet
Terminologies
Not all school has conducted the Reiterate the conduct October 2017
Student-Led Hazard Mapping of the Student-Led
Hazard Mapping
through Regional
Memorandum

Not all school has reported 100% Reiterate the conduct October 2017
submission of Family of the Student-Led
Earthquake Homework Hazard Mapping
through Regional
Memorandum
Preparedness Drills are limited to Earthquake To include other drills Starting last quarter of
and fire drill only such as flood, 2017
lockdown, storm
For compliance only surge..
Cost of reproduction of IEC To include in the 2018 First – 2nd Quarter of
materials WFP 2018
Distribution of IEC Materials to
far flung areas
No access to EBEIS Request from Planning September 2017
Office access to EBEIS
Response SDOs: conduct
Not all school heads are sending
workshop on RADAR November 2017
RADAR to DRRMS
reporting
No signal/load
No MOA with the Twinning
Draft MOA December 2017
partners
Production of
Not enough buffer stocks of
Learning/Teaching First quarter of 2018
Learning/Teaching materials
Materials
Recovery and Procurement process delays the
Rehabilitation start of the constructions and
repairs

Write down a narrative, summarizing your gaps, cluster them into themes or categories, including your
measures.

VII. AVAILABLE RESOURCES

TABLE 4. Available Resources

Available Quantity Unit Resource Remarks

Resources Location

Medical ROs
Officers
DOs

Nurses DOs

Dentist DOs

Guidance 1 DOs
Counsellors
School

Motorcycle unit 2 DepED RO6

VIII. IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS

Table 5. Implementing Partners

Partners Specific Location Contact Remarks

Role/Support of Person and
Partner Number

Department of Classroom repair, Division of

Education School Kits, Capiz, Banica,
Hygiene Kits, Roxas, City
DRRM
Trainings/Manuals

DepEd, DRRM Trainings, Division of

WASH, School kits Capiz, Banica,
Roxas, City
Bureau of Fire Municipality of
and Prevention Tapaz

Department of Feeding Program Division of

Education Capiz, Banica,
Roxas, City

DepEd, School Supplies, Division of

Classroom repairs Capiz, Banica,
Roxas, City
School Barangay
Stakeholders Taslan
(Alumni)
Municipality of
LGU Tapaz

LGU Medical Supplies Barangay

Taslan
Municipality of
Tapaz

VI. PREPAREDNESS MEASURES

Typhoon and continuous heavy rains will cause flooding, landslides and storm surge at affected areas
based on the PAGASA’s Rainfall Forecast, Forecast of Tropical Cyclone and Climate Outlook for 2017.

Localized flooding will occur triggered by either a tropical storm (winds between 60 -170 kph) and/or
heavy monsoon rains over a longer period of time (3-7 days); landslides are expected.

Immediate effect of this are disruption of classes due to the displaced family using our school
evacuation center, damaged school buildings, facilities, teaching and learning materials and disruption
of major lifelines.

If there is an Incoming threat

 Activate EOC in All levels

 Attend Pre-Disaster Risk Assessment Meeting
 Send out Advisories to division offices
 Monitor news and field activities
 All SDS/ASDS/Division DRRM Coordinators must maintain 24-hour open communication line
for coordination and reporting
 Timely updates DRRMS Central Office
 Submit a consolidated DepED update at the end of the day at 5 p.m.

July – August

 Conduct a meeting with the Division Coordinator to disseminate information on the PAGASA
Climate Outlook
 Conduct Information Drive to Regional Office Personnel and Division Offices
 Conduct Division Contingency Planning Workshop
 Conduct Assessment on Hazard and Risk Problem of the Division and Schools
 Submission of Updated Identified schools used as evacuation center and TLS
 Update Directories
 Evaluate/ Enhance the Travel of information and Communications
 Information Dissemination of DRRM of policies and guidelines
 Review Policy/Standards on DRRM Preparedness
 Coordinate with other line agencies i.c. PNP/ARMY in clearing and transporting learning
materials when they are needed.

September – October
 Attend coordination meeting with partners
 Monitor field for their preparedness activities
 Monitor Pre-positioning of Buffer Stocks for Learning Materials, TLS etc..
 Conduct of Flood drill in coordination with the LGU
 Monitor submission of reports

November- December

 Attend coordination meeting with partners

 Conduct meeting with division coordinators
 Monitor field for their preparedness activities
 Conduct Assessment on Hazard and Risk Problem of the Division and Schools
 Conduct of Flood drill in coordination with the LGU
 Monitor submission of reports

Disaster Prevention and Mitigation and Preparedness Program

School Building Safety

The activity will focus on school building. Activities such as Stdent-Led Hazard Mapping and School
Safety Inspections will be conducted by the school.

Temporary Learning Spaces should be identified.

Knowledge Management Project

Under this project are the conduct of training needs assessment to capacitate teachers and students on
Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation, Continuous research and study on
vulnerability reduction, Information and Education Campaign, dissemination of emergency hotlines,
production of flyers for emergency management and the establishment of radio program on DRR and
climate change adaptations.

Monitoring and Implementation

Track the development and progress of the division and school in the implementation of DRR and CCA
Program.

Enabled Mapping Project

Production of GIS map in coordination with LGU that will provide visual information to the
division and school coordinators on the hazards that exist in their area.

Prepared by:

REGIVE F. GALAGATE
SDRRM Coordinator

Noted:

GERMIN F. GARBOSA
Head Teacher II